Global Degradation of Soil and Water Resources
Global Degradation of Soil and Water Resources

Author: Rui Li

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-01-29

Total Pages: 557

ISBN-13: 9811679169

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This book focuses on soil and water conservation at global scale. It is a serious environmental problem that will threaten the socio-economic well-being of the majority of global population in future. The book examines the current situation of land degradation in multiple regions of the world and offers alternative approaches to solve the problems through sharing advanced technologies and lessons learned. It provides comprehensive assessment on characteristics, level and effect of degradation in different regions. It’s a highly informative reference both for researchers and graduate students.

Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes
Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes

Author: Piñeiro, Valeria

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2021-02-06

Total Pages: 4

ISBN-13:

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Sustainable agricultural practices enable more efficient use of natural resources, mitigate the impact of agriculture on the environment, and strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change and climate variability. Because these practices usually require substantial effort or resource allocation from farmers, incentives are necessary to support farmer adoption. Despite growing interest, there has been little systematic evaluation of the incentives–adoption–outcome chain—that is, which incentives best promote adoption and which lead to desired sustainability outcomes. This brief presents the results of a literature review that examined (1) uptake agricultural practices under three kinds of incentives, market and nonmarket, regulations, and cross-compliance, and (2) the impact on productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability. Based on this review, it offers a set of seven tested principles to follow in designing and implementing incentives for sustainable agriculture.

Making Agri-Environmental Payments More Cost Effective
Making Agri-Environmental Payments More Cost Effective

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2022-10-25

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 9264475346

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Agri-environmental payment schemes which operate as voluntary programmes that pay farmers to achieve certain environmental criteria have gained increasing interest and popularity amongst policy makers and farmers. There is growing evidence, however, that the majority of such schemes that have been implemented have had little environmental effectiveness.